 Live in Tasmania  Live in forests and dens  Live in mainland Australia

 Short thick heads  Strong jaw muscles  Sharp teeth  Small eyes  Large pink ears  Black coat  Size of little dog

 Tiny spikes on black coat to help it bite through its prey  Red devil eyes to help it be fierce  Pointy ears to help it hear far  Sharp teeth to help it tear its prey  Black coat to help it camouflage

 Eat lizards  Eat frogs  Eat insects  Omnivore  Predators are vultures and coyotes  Eat trees for dessert

 Have 258 different cousins  Tail is 9 to 12 inches  Baby stays in mom’s pouch until 15 weeks old  12 of them eat together  Highest age for them is 8 years old

 Humans cut down trees  Humans put out more dirt

 Stone M., Lynn. Tasmanian Devil.  Arnet R., Elizabeth. Tasmanian Devils.